Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1935, Page 34

OF STAGE 1 DEAD Stroke as He Prepared for 1,659th Performance Fatal to Harrison. Dr. Marie Bentivoglio to Address Geographic Society Tomor- row Night. “Australia, the Busy Continent, ‘Down Under, ” will the the subject by Dr. Marie Bentivoglio, noted trav- eler, before the National Geographic Society in Constitution Hall tomor- row night. With motion pictures and colored lantern slides, Dr. Ben- By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 14—Richard Berry Harrison, who appeared in the role of “De Lawd” in “Green Pas- tures,” died at 8:20 am. today in the Fifth Avenue Hospital. Death re- sulted from a paralytic stroke suffered on March 2 as he prepared for a matinee performance in his dressing room. He was 70 years old. Harrison, Canadian-born son of former slaves, was snatched from ob- scurity at 66 .0 become the star of one of the most successful plays of the American theater. In the five years he starred in the play, never missing a performance until stricken as he prepared for his 1,659th ap- pearance, he became one of the out- standing and beloved members of the Negro race. | He was born September 28, 1864, in | D. G. S. FLOUR 25¢ " 49c¢ 5 1b. bag 12 b, bag PILLSBURY’S “Best” FLOUR e 29¢ 6lc London, Ontario, and entered the theater after serving as bell-boy, | Pullman porter, farmhand and rail- | road worker. Helped Fellow Actors. | Not only was Harrison the star of | the play he served for so long, but | he also was the counselor and occa- bag RUMFORD sionally provided for the rest of the Baking Powd players. Colored actors, notoriously mng rowder improvident, always found a ready | g loan in “De Lawd.” %52 17¢ 2 29¢ The children in the Sunday school | can scene of the play regarded him al- most with reverence. He carried the benevolence of his character off-stage. and as he strolled Forty-Seventh street in New York between matinee and 12 b, bag SAUER’S night show, he used to pause to chat | Vanilla Extract with children. When “The Green Pastures” re- | o turned to New York, February 26. to | 114 oz. bot., 19c reopen on the fifth anniversary of its | premier performance, Harrison stipu- lated the engagement be limited to three weeks. He was troubled by the fllness of his wife of 50 years, in Chi- cago. PILLSBURY’S Daughter Also IIL Pancake Flour of an illustrated address to be given tivoglio will present aspects of the | great cities of Melbourne and Sydney, ' THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €0, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1935. as well as the new capital, Canberra. Native villages of Australia, where blacks live a day-to-day life in the customs and manners of the Stone Age, also will be shown. Dr. Bentivoglio is the first woman to receive the degree of doctor of philosophy from Oxford University. Formerly lecturer at the University of Sydney, she is the author of sev- eral scientific papers and text books. — Ribald Books to Be Burned. NEW YORK, March 14 (#)—Po- lice will make a bonfire today of PUBLISHERS FIGHT CURB ON LETTERS Legislation Proposed in Maine Held Threat to Freedom and Unconstitutional. By the Associated Press. AUGUSTA, Me, March 14.—Maine daily and weekly newspaper publishers | 25,000 pornographic books, magazines, | yesterday vigorously opposed, before photographs and drawings collected | the Legislative Committee on Legal in vice raids during the past four | Affairs, legislation which would pro- months. | hibit publication in newspapers of un- SPECIAL SALE! DELICIOUS Gold Bag Coffee A delicious blend of South American Coffees, locally blended and roasted. Packed in cellophane, moisture-proof wrappers, and delivered to our stores fresh daily. . B SALE | Sliced Crushed Pineapple | Pineapple 2 % 19:]2 t 33¢ Cans Just the right size Ideal for breakfast for any emergency Perfect in salads No. 1 Flat Cans His daughter Marian also had been in poor health, and five vears of trouping 40,000 miles to 203 cities | made her eager for family life. He also had a son. Paul Dunbar Harri- | son, named for his friend, Paul Dun- | bar. colored poet When he realized he was unable to play as he lay stricken in his dressing room, Harrison summoned his under- | study, Charles Winter Wood, and said | “I'm glad you're able-to go on | Charlie. The world needs this play.” Harrison, at 17, began life working | at lowly jobs in Windsor and later in Detroit. He studied elocution and | dramatics and in 1891 made his first | 2 w21 D.G. S. 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Hotel attended by | 1% Ib. 1,000 persons. | can 120 The following officers also were elected: Malcolm G. Gibbs, first i 5 vice president: Ashley B. Sowell, sec- ond vice president; Neil Brooks, sec- retary, and Perry B. House, treasurer. Speakers included Senators McKel- lar of Tennessee and Reynolds of North Carolina, Speaker of the House Byrns and former Gov. Charles H. Brough of North Carolina. Secretary of State and Mrs. Hull and Justice James C. McReynolds of the United Btates Supreme Court were among the honor guests. h::: 19¢ h:‘t 29¢ Mrs. Benton McMillin. civil service commissioner, and Jack W. Gates, Senate postmaster, have been elected honorary president and president, re- spectively, of the . { Tennessee State Society of Wash- ington. They were in- stalled immed i- ately after their election last Sat- urday night at a banquet and Jack W. 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